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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Dr. Helen Russell and Dr. Frances McGinnity from the ESRI for attending. I also thank Mr. John Dunne and Ms Catherine Cox from Family Carers Ireland for their contributions, as well as Ms Joan Canning and Ms Hilda Roche from the ICA. It has been a pleasure having them both with us. I thank the ICA for all its work. Last, but by no means least, I thank Ms Pauline O'Reilly who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yes, there would have been three Catherines here today. We would never have got through the meeting. I thank them all very much for their respective contributions on this particular matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (25 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 330. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for an assessment of need by CHO area in tabular form. [38672/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (25 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for an early intervention service by CHO area in tabular form. [38673/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 525. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget spent, unspent and or allocated to date in 2018 for housing adaptations for older persons and persons with a disability living in private houses by county in tabular form. [38436/18]

National Monuments (The Moore Street Battlefield) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to share time with Deputy Gerry Adams.

National Monuments (The Moore Street Battlefield) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I put it to the Minister, Deputy Madigan, that the fact we have to stand here today not just to debate but defend this Bill is a damning indictment of how the Minister's party and Government views the sacrifices that were made by Ireland's revolutionary heroes. It is nothing short of scandalous. It is more than possible that the Minister or I would not be standing here today representing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee
Business of Joint Committee (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Members should switch off mobile phones as they know they interfere with recording equipment. I have an apology from Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick and it is the only one that has been received.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I request our guests, both on the panel and in the Gallery, to switch off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment in the committee rooms. The purpose of today's meeting is to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Thirty-eighth amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill. For the first session, I welcome the Minister for Justice and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister. The committee is approaching this issue with an open mind. There is no predetermination of its position on the matter. The consideration we gave it a fortnight ago was such that we would be informed from all of the witnesses who will come before us and again next week. Furthermore, we did not have sight of the Minister's opening statement prior to the commencement of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Minister wish to come back in on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Ó Laoghaire is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: For the information of the Minister, the committee considered the referral of the Thirty-eighth Amendment to the Constitution Bill by the Business Committee on 5 September, two weeks before the resumption of Oireachtas business. We had a full attendance of Deputies and Senators who recognised the absolute inappropriateness of the reference in Article 41.2 of the Constitution to women in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister. We will suspend the committee to allow the Minister and his team to withdraw and then we will commence the second session of our meeting with our other guests. Go raibh maith agat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We are joined by Ms Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC for our second session. She is accompanied by commission members, Professor Siobhán Mullally and Mr. Frank Conaty. They are all welcome. We are also joined by Ms Orla O'Connor, director of the National Women's Council of Ireland, NWCI, and she is accompanied by Ms Ellen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a difficulty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I had not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Members will proffer their questions. My intention was to introduce each of the groups with their opening statements and then open it up to members. Questions can be directed at specific witnesses. It would be unfair and a little disrespectful if I were to have the NWCI and Dr. Cahillane held back while there was an engagement ongoing with the committee. I do not think there is anything...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I hear Ms Logan. I again thank IHREC, NWCI and Dr. Cahillane for the courtesy of presenting us with their opening statements in order that we had the opportunity to peruse them in advance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank all of the witnesses. We have had a very informative series of presentations.